you'll now have to work a longer day
but we're not going to pay you more,
you probably would not be happy.

That's the case for teachers in
Roanoke City who gathered tonight to
complain about the new extended school
day.
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Justin McLeod was there and has
the details in this Education Seven
Report. First of all, is a longer day
working?

Jean, it all depends on who you ask.
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*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com Administrators will argue it is
because students are receiving more
instructional time.

But teachers believe it isn't working

the way it should.
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*CG locator Roanoke
September
:00

*CG 2line Anita Price
Roanoke Education Assoc. Member
:11

*CG 2line Dawn Rees-Blakeman
Roanoke Education Assoc. President
:36

*CG 2line Leslie Adams
Roanoke City Teacher
:58

*CG 2line David Carson
School Board Chairman
1:12
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OQ=COMMUNICATION IS A NECESSITY <

It's been more than four months since
the school day in Roanoke City was
extended by a 1/2 hour and the jury is
still out on whether it's working.

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INQ=In my opinion ANITA PRICE: IN MY OPINION I DON'T

FEEL IT'S ACTUALLY WORKING BECAUSE
THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES THAT HAVEN'T
BEEN ADDRESSED.
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OQ=BEEN ADDRESSED Teachers complain some kids are now

having to get up at five in the morning
to go to school and as a result,
they're now more tired because of it.

Educators also are concerned because
some buses are arriving even before
teachers show up.

They're also angry because they're
being asked to do more and more with
less and less.
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INQ=Last year DAWN REES BLAKEMAN: LAST YEAR TEACHERS

IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, 80-PERCENT OF
THE TEACHERS WERE GIVEN A 1.8 PERCENT
RAISE.
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OQ=1.8% raise Teachers who showed up at this

meeting sponsored by the Roanoke
Education Association also complain
about the lack of communication between
them and central administration.

Many feel superintendent Marvin
Thompson has ignored their pleas for

help.
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INQ=If we ran LESLIE ADAMS/SCHOOL TEACHER: IF WE RAN

OUR CLASSROOMS LIKE THE WAY CENTRAL
ADMINISTRATION IS RUNNING THE SCHOOL
SYSTEM RIGHT NOW YOU'D ALL BE FIRED
TOMORROW. (clapping)
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OQ=fired tomorrow (a little of Someone who wasn't clapping but was
clapping) there listening intently was the school
board chairman.
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INQ=Communication is essential DAVID CARSON: COMMUNICATION IS

ESSENTIAL, I KNOW WERE IN THE MIDST OF
CHANGE. I KNOW WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF A
LOT OF CHANGE AND I HEAR LOUD AND CLEAR
FROM THE ASSEMBLY GROUP HERE AND AS
FROM OTHERS THAT COMMUNICATION IS MORE
COMMUNICATION IS A NECESSITY.
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OQ=is a necessity

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David Carson admits teachers should
be making more money but he says that's
a funding issue that needs to be
addressed with state lawmakers.
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As for whether the extended school

day is working, Jean, Carson believes
it is but says we won't have any hard
evidence until the school year is over.

Jean: Justin what does central
administration have to say about all
this?

Southern Christian Leadership
Conference are calling on one of
Roanoke's best-known public officials
to resign.
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*CG locator Roanoke

The groups say Bev Fitzpatrick
had a conflict of interest, because he

was a member of the Housing Authority
Board, when it awarded contracts to
I-M- G, a consulting firm in which
Fitzpatrick was a partner.

All of this stems from last
week's federal audit which found
violations of federal regulations.
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INQ=OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS....

*CG 2line Jeff Artis
Roanoke SCLC 01:50:18 "OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE
FORGOTTEN THAT THEY WORK FOR THE PEOPLE
THEY ARE NOT GOD'S WITH A SMALL G WHERE
THEY CAN GET ELECTED DO WHAT THEY WANT
TO, AND ENGAGE IN A QUID PRO QUO
SITUATIONS WHERE THEY DO FAVORS FOR
THEIR FRIENDS." 01:50:36
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OQ=FAVORS FOR THEIR FRIENDS

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Fitzpatrick maintains he never
benefited financially or even voted on
any of the contracts in which HUD is
requesting corrective action.

Executive Director Ellis Henry
and two board members met with city
council and said they plan to respond
to federal officials within two weeks.

Henry said he hopes the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development will reduce the amount of
money it says the authority must
reimburse, but he's not counting on it.
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INQ=I think there is very little

*CG 2line Ellis Henry
Housing Authority Executive Director ELLIS HENRY/HOUSING AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR: I THINK THERE IS VERY LITTLE
NEGOTIATION THAT THIS AGENCY IS GOING
TO BE ABLE TO DO AND WE'RE SIMPLY
GOING TO HAVE TO TIGHTEN OUR BELTS AND
FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GET THE RESOURCES
TO REPAY THE ONE POINT NINE MILLION
DOLLARS.
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OQ=repay the one point nine million VO-NAT

dollars. Meanwhile, members of city
council say they are interviewing
candidates to replace the three housing
authority board members who have
recently resigned.
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Hey Everybody Grant kittelson
back in the News 7 Sports Office.
We'll Hit the High School hardwood.
Bruce Smith is in New York, Mike
Stevens reminds us why he's going into
another Hall of Fame and the Cards will
keep their Ace in the deck for a few
more years. All that and more coming
up in Sports.
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conservative stronghold, but Jerry
Falwell's Liberty University played
host today to a Democratic governor for
the first time.
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VO-NAT

*CG locator Lynchburg

Governor Tim Kaine addressed

Liberty students at the Monday morning
convocation service this morning.

Kaine talked about the role of
religion in his life and his
experiences as a missionary in
Honduras.

He says while they may disagree on
some political issues, they share a
spiritual common ground.
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INQ=Differences are part

*CG 2line Gov. Tim Kaine 12:08:39

GOV. TIM KAINE: DIFFERENCES ARE PART
OF WHAT'S BEING HUMAN, MY WIFE AND I
HAVE DIFFERENCES, MY KIDS AND I
DEFINITELY HAVE DIFFERENCES, BUT IT'S
MORE IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE THE THINGS
WHERE WE'RE TOGETHER AND THE IDEAS THAT
WE SHARE AND THE SERVICE THE UNIVERSITY
PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY.
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OQ=provides the community.

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Falwell says Kaine contacted him
several weeks ago about visiting the
school and he invited him to address

Gooch is a Sports Photographer in
Knoxville Tennessee. Gooch got his
first experience of being part of a
Sports Environment at North Cross under
Coach Jim Muscaro and clearly he is
still involved with it.

This is just one of the kids that
Coach Muscaro touched during his
coaching career.
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*CG locator Roanoke Co.

Raiders vs Rockets This basketball season will be
his final on the sidelines, his North
Cross team hosting Craig County.

The Raiders going to the
offensive glass, Garret Hollingsworth
whose bigger than Garrett Gooch gets
the board off the miss and the
stickback for the Home Squad.

More North Cross Offense, as
Fuller Clark brings the ball up court
dishes out to Joe Revercomb who drives
to the bucket and scores tack on the
foul.

Well the Raiders used the inside
game, the Rockets used the outside.
Lucas Faw with the deep 3-pointer off
the skip pass.
*CG final Craig Co. That wouldn't be his only 3 of
50 the night; he knocks this one down from
North Cross the other side of the floor and Craig
46 County gets the win 50 to 46 over North
Cross.
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life I was allowed to Watch TV. My
Father always tuned in your Hometown
Station, Hope he still does. One of
the people I saw on our TV and decided
I wanted to be like was Roy Stanley.

Roy worked here at Channel 7 as a
Sportscaster for 30 years before
passing away in 2-thousand and 2.

To try and honor someone who
touched so many, the people here at
W-D-B-J and many others have been able
to raise money and hand out nearly 20
scholarships in his name.

We will be handing out more
scholarships this year and the deadline
to apply is fast approaching. If you
are a High School Senior you need to
have your application in by the end of
the Work day tomorrow.
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*CG 2line Mike Bell
Roy Stanley Scholarship Chairman
:00

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OQ=...worthy participants."

GO TO WEB PROMO GO TO WEB PROMO

You can download the application
off of Roy's website at Roy Stanley
Memorial dot org, and you can find a
link to that off of our websIte at
WDBJ-7 dot com.
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his playing days in the early 80s you
know that he was truly a man amongst
boys.

The "Sack Man" had 46 career
quarterback sacks, including 22 during
his junior season in 1983 when he was
named a first team Kodak All-American.

He followed that up with an encore
performance his senior season that
included winning the Outland Trophy and
becoming the first player picked in the
1985 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.
He enters the Hall of Fame with a
collegiate stat that's tough to top. 71
total tackles behind the line of
scrimmage for more than 500 yards in

losses

BRUCE SMITH

Smith would go on to play an amazing 19
seasons in the NFL - before retiring
after the 2003 at the age of 40 as the
NFL's all-time sacks leader with 200
quarterback sacks.

While at Tech, the Norfolk native
played under Bill Dooley, but he has
made several trips back to campus
during the Beamer era and to this day
he remains a strong outspoken supporter
of not only Beamer Ball - but the
University, in general.